thinned
Example Sentences
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The yen’s moves on Monday may rekindle market chatter about potential intervention, particularly as authorities have in the past taken advantage of thinned liquidity during public holidays to step in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"Practices will need to be incentivised back into NHS work in the places where the NHS footprint has thinned most."
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
One franchisee operating several beverage stores in Henan province said sales volumes remained high but profits had thinned sharply over the past two years because “everyone nearby is running promotions all the time.”
From Barron's ● May 26, 2026
Some glaciers have thinned so much that they may no longer be able to build up enough ice to surge again.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2026
And, as Will watched, the ice cube that had appeared from nothing only moments before evaporated to mist inside the jar, and then thinned into a haze, and then disappeared completely.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
